USS Despatch

USS Despatch

USS "Despatch" may refer to:

*, launched in 1814, was a schooner used primarily as a survey ship.
*, the original name of sloop-of-war "Pocahontas" was renamed in 1860 and served in the American Civil War.
*, a screw steamer used as a dispatch and relief vessel until being wrecked in 1891.
*, a ferry launch renamed "Hustle" in 1918.
*, a tender with the Atlantic Fleet decommissioned in 1921.
*, was the later name of protected cruiser "Boston" and renamed in 1940 to free the name "Boston" for CA-69.


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